Spurs: out; Hillary: out; Me: Rolling dice

Hillary didn’t go out gracefully. Her craven, less-than-gracious departure speech after the South Dakota and Montana primaries was so badly-received, it forever ruined her image. It took two separate conference calls from congressmen to explain how her stubbornness could hurt Obama’s chances. Maybe there’s more to the “Limbaugh-Clinton vote thing” that we thought.

Bishop to “Barack For”

Then there’s Bishop T.D. Jakes, the Dallas-based religious leader who, in this written piece, embraces the historical relevance of Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy. Of course, there’s that whole thing about Jakes being buddy-buddy with President Bush. Is Jakes an opportunist, or just smart enough to pick a winner? And is Hillary that smart, or will she go down in flames?

Johnny: No longer Rotten

While Jakes and millions chant “Yes, We Can!” in rock star-like devotion whenever Obama appears on stage, a genuine rock star has made an even more historic move than Obama — Johnny Rotten got his teeth fixed. This could be the official death knell for the punk movement, which has been in ill health for the last 30 years. I can’t wait to tell Deborah Harry this when I see her at Jim’s tomorrow morning. Perhaps I’ll tip her an extra buck.

They love to cut back, and it shows

Maybe I should give the money to Continental Airlines, which is going to cut 3,000 jobs and ground 67 planes. That cuts Continental’s scheduled flights by 16 percent. Some reports indicate there are across-the-board cuts in the airline business — 130 cities to lose air service and 25 percent fewer seats in the air.

Your charisma points may vary

If you’re not traveling, then you’re not going anywhere. And thanks to the Pointless Wing of the Intertron, you could listen to a bunch of geeks playing Dungeons and Dragons. (Warning: the page hosting the link warns of “strong language.) It’s also 42 minutes long. It takes a certain type of person to play D&D; it takes an even weirder one to listen to guys playing D&D. If you do so, please use your powers capabilities to tell my 45th level wizard how it went.

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